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        "msgid": "prabowo-surprised-by-criticism-over-frequent-overseas-trips-1781096985",
        "date": "2026-06-10 18:59:53",
        "title": "Prabowo Surprised by Criticism Over Frequent Overseas Trips",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has expressed bewilderment at criticism over his frequent overseas visits, arguing that international engagement is a normal duty for a head of state. He highlighted the contradictory nature of public discourse, noting that his predecessor was once criticised for rarely travelling abroad. Prabowo maintained that navigating the current chaotic geopolitical landscape requires building relationships with all nations.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto feels bewildered by those who question the\nintensity of his overseas visits. He considers a head of state\u2019s travel\nto various parts of the world to be normal.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo sees a contradiction in the criticisms regarding a\npresident\u2019s international trips. He noted that former president Joko\nWidodo was actually blamed for rarely going abroad during his tenure.\n\u201cThere was a president like Pak Jokowi, who rarely went overseas, and he\nwas blamed, right? \u2018Jokowi never goes abroad. Jokowi doesn\u2019t care about\nforeign policy\u2019,\u201d Prabowo said during a speech at the National\nConference of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) in\nBandar Lampung on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, as broadcast by the\nPresidential Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Prabowo said, he who frequently goes abroad is also still\nmade an issue. \u201cI often go abroad, (they say) \u2018Prabowo often goes\nabroad\u2019. Strange,\u201d said the Chairman of the Gerindra Party.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Prabowo stated that he has no problem with the fuss\nover his overseas visits. \u201cNoise always exists. The important thing is\nthat we are sure of our line. As long as I am sure that I am working for\nthe nation and the people of Indonesia, I will never waver,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prabowo, the current global geopolitical situation is\nbecoming chaotic. Because of this, he needs to go abroad and build good\nrelations with everyone. \u201cWe do not know who is a friend, who is a foe,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>The former defence minister said he is grateful that Indonesia\ninherited the non-aligned foreign policy principle from the nation\u2019s\nfounders. In this way, he said, Indonesia can be free and active in\nseeking friends on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>The intensity of Prabowo\u2019s overseas visits was previously highlighted\nby various parties. One of them was the founder of the Foreign Policy\nCommunity of Indonesia (FPCI), Dino Patti Djalal, who conveyed advice to\nPresident Prabowo to reduce travelling abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that during his\npresidency, Prabowo spent 1 out of every 6 days abroad. Thus, he is not\nsurprised if some call these overseas official trips unusual.<\/p>",
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